Saturday, January 28, 2017

Montpellier: a man shot and killed, Le Figaro

A man was fatally wounded by three shots from a firearm in the night from Friday to Saturday, in Montpellier, and the alleged perpetrator is then presented to the commissioner’s office, says a police source.

Shortly after 02: 00, a man placed in front of the window of a grocery store, shot several times in the direction of the inside of the business. The victim, born in 1980, has been affected by “two impacts to the chest and one in the back”, told AFP a police source. “When a patrol of the brigade anti-crime occurred, the man was in cardiopulmonary arrest and could not be revived, he died on the spot”, she added.

Around 05: 30, a member of the traveller community of Montpellier has presented at the central police station of the city, accusing them of the murder. He was placed in custody in the premises of the regional Service judicial police in charge of the investigation.